On Wednesday, Modi had announced his plans to hoist the Tricolour at Red Fort to mark the 75th anniversary of Azad Hind government saying his government celebrates the contributions of many great personalities who were "neglected" by the Congress.

In a first, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the national flag at the Red Fort in New Delhi on Sunday morning to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Azad Hind government formed by freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

The Azad Hind government was raised by Netaji during the freedom movement.

The decision to hoist the national flag at the Red Fort has reportedly been taken because it was the same place where soldiers of the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) faced trails by the British.

Interacting with BJP workers via video-conference on Wednesday, Modi had announced his plans to attend the ceremony.

Traditionally, the prime minister hoists the national tricolour at the historic Red Fort on Independence Day on August 15.

According to a report by news agency PTI, Modi in his address said BJP respects everybody who served the country, irrespective of party affiliation. He reportedly said that his government celebrates the contributions of many great personalities who were "neglected" by the Congress in its rule of several decades.

"While the Congress neglected the likes of Bhim Rao Ambedkar, Bose and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the BJP believed in remembering everybody who contributed to nation-building," he said.

The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of a museum dedicated to the Azad Hind Fauj.

On October 21, 1943, Bose had announced the formation of the country's first independent government which was called the Azad Hind government.